Knee Board decisions

The appeals for service connection on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, cerebral embolism, and right knee disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying in-service exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee strain with degenerative arthritis, limitation of flexion, and for a compensable rating for right knee limitation of extension due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney stones is granted. The claim for increased evaluation for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, rated 10 percent prior to January 17, 2017 and 40 percent since then, is denied. The claims for higher ratings for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right knee limitation of flexion are also denied. A rating of 10 percent for right knee lateral meniscus tear is granted. The claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 26, 2018 is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left, right knee disabilities and a low back disability due to insufficient evidence of their onset or relationship to service. The Veteran is also granted to reopen his claims for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives, specifically regarding range of motion testing for the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for uterine fibroids, fibromyalgia, bilateral hip disability, bilateral hand and foot disabilities (frostbite), low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and headache disability have all been denied.,There is no current evidence of these conditions in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability and dismissed the claim of low back disability.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations obtained are inadequate for adjudicating the Veteran's claims. Therefore, an additional remand is necessary to obtain new examinations and opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle recurrent sprains and calcification or ossification adjacent to the medial malleolus, as well as degenerative arthritis of both the right and left knees, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition as the evidence did not show it was incurred in or aggravated by service, and no presumption of service connection could be applied.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to September 4, 2013, for right and left knee medial meniscus tears. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, as there are insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder and left knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to his service-connected major depressive disorder, left ankle degenerative joint disease, and left knee status post anterior cruciate ligament repair.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and patellofemoral syndrome of the knees were granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was remanded.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that his symptoms did not warrant such an increase based on limitation of motion. The appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examinations and missing medical records. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee instability, lost flexion, and skin disability of the hands and feet are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee limitation of flexion due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran needs an addendum medical opinion addressing the deficiencies in these examinations.

The Veteran's increased ratings for postoperative residuals of anterior cruciate ligament repair, left knee and chondromalacia, right knee have been denied.

The Veteran's application to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, hypertension, patella chondromalacia of right knee and left knee, and erectile dysfunction have been granted. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.